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- News 19 November 2024 Using carbon markets to drive equitable climate action: COP29 highlights The potential of Paris Agreement-aligned carbon markets to finance urgent climate action while ensuring equitable outcomes were in focus during a high-level side event at COP29. Discussions centered on Article 6’s transformative potential in mobilizing climate finance for ambitious climate commitments. Critical aspects of climate finance, such as accessibility, empowering country-driven solutions and strengthening platforms for collaboration were highlighted with the clear aim of enhancing…
- Webinar & E-Learning 14 November 2024 Supporting the development of ESCO markets in Africa – the role of aggregation and standardisation (Webinar) - 22.10.2024 ESCOs have been struggling with the adapted financing component of their offer and the challenges that come with the need for rapid payback from their clients. While ESCO markets are thriving and developing in China, the US, the EU and more recently in Latin American countries, ESCO markets still struggle on the African continent. In this context, governments need to lead by example by investing in energy efficiency retrofit programs in public facilities (offices, schools, hospitals,…
- Event 14 November 2024 Webinar: Clean Cooking with Agricultural Residues Creating access to clean cooking is essential for climate action and was underscored at the recent high-level summit on clean cooking for Africa, organized by the IEA in May 2024. Charcoal and firewood remain major contributors to deforestation and account for 60-80% of black carbon emissions across Africa, driving substantial net carbon emissions. Using briquettes and pellets from agricultural residues as fuel can offer a sustainable alternative that protects forest ecosystems, supports local…
- News 13 November 2024 Academia as an Important Stakeholder in Pakistan’s Carbon Market The integral role that academia can play in the implementation of carbon markets in Pakistan was discussed during the National Meeting of the Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries (COP-ASIC) on 1st November at Ramada Hotel, Islamabad. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement 2015 is designed to enable countries to cooperate with each other to achieve ambitious mitigation targets through market-based approaches. This includes the use of carbon trading. Under Article 6, a country can…
- Publication 13 November 2024 Success stories from implemented Technology Action Plans This TEC analysis paper, developed in collaborations with the UNEP CCC, aims to identify common elements of success and effective approaches that led to the implementation of prioritized climate technologies in developing countries, identified or communicated through the TNA process and resulted TAPs. Drawing on the experience of six developing countries across three regions - Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Ghana, Grenada, Liberia and Pakistan - the analysis focuses on how TAPs are: Positioned…
- Event 11 November 2024 Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Data Centrers: Key Strategies and Innovations (Webinar) This webinar will explore the crucial role of energy efficiency in the rapidly expanding data centre industry. With the increasing demand for data services, the need to improve the energy efficiency of data centres has never been more critical. The session will cover innovations in cooling technologies and sustainable practices to reduce the environmental impact of these facilities. Expert speakers from the International Energy Agency (IEA), United for Efficiency (U4E), and the European…
- News 10 November 2024 Solar e-cookers cut costs and emissions in Uganda Christine Nakanwagi Kagimu adds the peeled plantain to the water and pushes the button at the base of the green electric cooker. Running on batteries and using induction, the e-cooker promptly brings the water to a boil, and when Christine adds greens, her small kitchen on the outskirts of Kampala quickly fills with an appetizing aroma. Christine first saw the e-cooker at her father’s 87th birthday party. Her sister bought one for their parents explaining that using electricity to cook is both…
- News 10 November 2024 Ugandan banana farmers gain first-ever insurance to tackle climate impacts It was supposed to rain. James had bought the coffee husks and spread them under his new banana plants for fertilizer, expecting the rain to come in mid-August as it usually does. But it didn’t rain. [caption id="attachment_44260" align="alignright" width="234"] James Mugume in front of his banana plantation[/caption] James Mugume and his family are banana farmers with a plantation located about an hour from Bushyeni in Southwest Uganda, a country known as Africa’s breadbasket because of its…